Since I’m lazy to keep re-reading PDFs, and my
memory’s not so great, here is my “NDMP Configuration Super Express Guide” ...
This is
based on the official NDMP
Configuration Express Guide (for ONTAP 8.3.2), with a view to using
something like Symantec Netbackup 7.7 which supports CAB (Cluster Aware Backup)
extension and operates in SVM scope NDMP mode, and not using tape (at least not
having tape directly connected to a NetApp controller.)
1) Verify
the backup application supports the Cluster Aware Backup (CAB) extension from
the NetApp Interoperability Matrix
tool.
2)
Verify every node in the cluster (which has volumes we want to backup) has
intercluster LIFs::>
network interface show -role
intercluster
And
check they are ping-able from the backup server (also check you can ping the/a
Cluster Management LIF).
3)
Enable SVM-scoped NDMP mode (disable node-scope mode)::>
system services ndmp
node-scope-mode off
4)
Enable NDMP service on the admin SVM::>
vserver services ndmp on
-vserver {CLUSTER NAME}
And
verify the NDMP service is enabled and view the settings::>
vserver services ndmp show
-vserver {CLUSTER NAME}
5)
Configure a backup user for the cluster::>
security login create
-user-or-group-name {BACKUP ADMIN} -application ssh -authmethod {AUTH METHOD}
-role backup
6)
Generate NDMP password for the user (not the same as the user's login password)
and record this password::>
vserver
services ndmp generate-password -vserver {CLUSTER NAME} -user {BACKUP ADMIN}
7) Point
your backup application at the/a Cluster Management LIF, with the specified
backup user, and create backup jobs/policies, and test as required.
THE END
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